STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1441-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 178

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 178 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EARLY WALK-IN VOTING LOCATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Office of Elections to increase the number of early walk-in voting locations.

Testimony in support of this measures was submitted by the Council Member of District IV in the City and County of Honolulu, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, Maui County Democrats, and an individual.  The Office of Elections provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 178 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair